Dibrugarh Rajdhani Express

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Dibrugarh - New Delhi Rajdhani Express
Dibrugarh Rajdhani Express at NDLS
Overview
Service type	Rajdhani Express
Status	Operating
Locale	Assam, Nagaland, West Bengal, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh & Delhi
Current operator(s)	Northern Railways
Route
Start	Dibrugarh Town (DBRT)
End	New Delhi (NDLS)
Distance travelled	2444 km (Via Kanpur), 2461 Km (Via Lucknow)
Average journey time	37 hrs 35 mins(for 12423) , 38 hrs 50 mins(for 12424)
Service frequency	Daily
On-board services
Class(es)	AC 1st Class, AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier
Seating arrangements	Available
Sleeping arrangements	Available
Auto-rack arrangements	Available
Catering facilities	Available (included in the ticket)
Observation facilities	Large Windows
Baggage facilities	Available
Technical
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	130 km/h (81 mph) maximum 65 km/h (40 mph), excluding halts

Dibrugarh Rajdhani Express is one of the premier train in the exclusive fleet of Rajdhani Expresses of Indian Railways. Currently there are three set of Rajdhani Express which connects New Delhi (Capital of India) with Guwahati and Dibrugarh.

Coach Composition

For All three set of Dibrugarh Rajdhani:

LOCO-EOG-H1-PC1-A1-A2-A3-A4-PC2-B1-B2-B3-B4-B5-B6-B7-B8-B9-B10-B11-EOG(For 12423/12424 rake reversal at Barauni from New Delhi to Barauni & vice-Versa).
LOCO-EOG-B11-B10-B9-B8-B7-B6-B5-B4-B3-B3-B1-PC1-A4-A3-A2-A1-PC2-H1-EOG(For 12423/12424 rake reversal at Barauni from DBRT to Barauni & vice-versa).
LOCO-EOG-B11-B10-B9-B8-B7-B6-B5-B4-B3-B3-B1-A4-PC1-A3-A2-A1-PC2-H1-EOG.For 12235/12236,from NDLS TO DBRG and vice-versa
LOCO-EOG-B11-B10-B9-B8-B7-B6-B5-B4-B3-B3-B1-PC1-A4-A3-A2-A1-PC2-H1-EOG 12435/12436 from NDLS TO DBRT and vice-versa.

The Locomotives used for this train are:

New Delhi-Barauni: WAP-4 from Ghaziabad/Kanpur/Mugal Sarai/Howrah electric loco shed.
Barauni-Dibrugarh: WDP-4 or WDP-4B from Siliguri Diesel Loco Shed.

Same combination for the return journey. This train has a reversal at Barauni Junction.This train is the most preferred Rajdhani of the three and demand is very high for this train.The best train between NDLS-DBRG route. Food provided at good if not best. The Train runs on new LHB rakes.

12435/12436 Dibrugarh Rajdhani(Bi-Weekly) Express

12435/12436 runs bi-weekly on Sunday and Thursday (New Delhi-Dibrugarh Town 12436 down) and on Monday and Friday (Dibrugarh Town - New Delhi 12435 up). This train takes 44 hours and 45 mins at to travel 2503;km from New Delhi to Dibrugarh and it takes 42 hours and 25 mins to travel 2502;km from Dibrugarh to New Delhi and vice versa. This train belongs to Northern Railways Railways division of the Indian Railway.

This is not that much preferable train as it takes 6 more hours then 12423/12424. The train doesn't run on high speed tracks as compared to its counterpart 12423/12424 and it also takes more time then Purvottar Sampark Kranti Express. But what so ever being in the category of Rajdhani Express, this train gets the importance.

The locos used for this train are:

New Delhi-Barauni: WDM-3A from Tughlakabad Diesel Loco Shed; Barauni-Dibrugarh: WDP-4 or WDP-4B from Siliguri Diesel Loco Shed.

Same combination for the return journey. This train is uni-directional and there is no reversal. This runs twice a week from New Delhi to Dibrugarh and vice versa in addition to the 12423/12424 which runs daily. This runs on latest LHB coaches.

12235/12236 Dibrugarh Rajdhani(Weekly) Express

12235 takes 42 hrs 0 mins to cover 2501 km between Dibrugarh and New Delhi & 12236 takes 44 hrs 0 mins to cover 2502 km between New Delhi and Dibrugarh. This train belongs to Northern Railways Division of Indian Railways and it runs on Brand new LHB Rakes. 12235/12236 is the latest introduced Rajdhani Express which runs on every Tuesday 9:30 from New Delhi Platform No 16 and reaches Dibrugarh on platform no 1 on Thursday 05:30(12236) and on return journey it departs from platform no 1 of Dibrugarh on Thursday at 19:25 to reach New Delhi on platform no 16 on Saturday at 13:45. It runs through other route to Dibrugarh where it runs via Moranhat instead of Tinsukia.

Loco Used: SGUJ WDP-4/4B or LKO WDM-3A

Current services

**List of Trains**^[1]
Pair	Train No.	Sector	Departure/Day	Arrival/Day	Avg Speed	Stops	Distance	Frequency
1	12423	Dibrugarh–New Delhi	20:35	10:10		New Tinsukia Jn, Mariani Jn, Dimapur, Lumding Jn, Guwahati, New Jalpaiguri, Katihar Jn, Barauni Jn, Patna Jn, Mughal Sarai Jn, Allahabad Jn, Kanpur Central,	2444 km	Daily
1	12424	New Delhi–Dibrugarh	14:00	04:50			2444 km	Daily
2	12435	Dibrugarh–New Delhi	19:20 Mon, Fri	13:15 Wed, Sun	58 km	New Tinsukia Jn, Mariani Jn, Dimapur, Lumding Jn, Guwahati, New Jalpaiguri, Katihar Jn, Barauni Jn, Chhapra Jn, Varanasi Jn, Lucknow Charbagh, Bareilly Junction,Moradabad Jn,	2461 km	Biweekly
2	12436	New Delhi–Dibrugarh	09:30 Sun, Thu	06:15 Mon, Fri	57 km		2461 km	Biweekly
3	12235	Dibrugarh–New Delhi	19:25 Thu	13:45 Sat	60 km	Moranhat, Mariani Jn, Dimapur, Lumding Jn, Guwahati, New Jalpaiguri, Katihar Jn, Barauni Jn, Chhapra Jn, Samastipur, Varanasi Jn, Lucknow Charbagh, Bareilly Junction,Moradabad Jn,	2451 km	Weekly
3	12236	New Delhi–Dibrugarh	09:30 Tue	05:30 Thu	59 km		2451 km	Weekly

References

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v t e Rajdhani Express

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v t e Railways in the North-east and Eastern India

National network/ trunk lines	Howrah–Delhi main line Howrah–Allahabad–Mumbai line Howrah–Nagpur–Mumbai line Howrah-Chennai main line Sahibganj Loop Grand Chord Howrah–New Jalpaiguri line Barauni-Guwahati line

Branch lines/ sections	Andal-Sainthia branch line Asansol-Gaya section Asansol–Tatanagar–Kharagpur line Bairabi Sairang Railway Bankura-Masagram line Bardhaman-Asansol section Barauni–Katihar section Barauni–Gorakhpur, Raxaul and Jainagar lines Barharwa–Azimganj–Katwa loop Darjeeling Himalayan Railway Gaya–Mughalsarai section Guwahati–Lumding section Haldibari–New Jalpaiguri line Jasidih–Dumka–Rampurhat railway line Jharsuguda–Vizianagaram line Jharia Coalfield rail network Katihar–Siliguri line Kharagpur–Puri line Khurda Road–Visakhapatnam section Lalgola and Gede branch lines Lumding Agartala Rail Line Lumding–Dibrugarh section Madhupur Giridih Rail Line Mokama–Barauni section New Jalpaiguri–Alipurduar–Samuktala Road line New Jalpaiguri–New Bongaigaon section New Bongaigaon–Guwahati section Tatanagar–Bilaspur section

Lines around Kolkata	Howrah–Bardhaman main line Howrah–Bardhaman chord Sheoraphuli–Bishnupur branch line Sealdah–Ranaghat line Sealdah–Hasnabad–Bangaon–Ranaghat line Sealdah South lines Barasat Basirhat Railway Howrah–Kharagpur line

Monorail	Aizawl Monorail Kolkata Monorail Patna Monorail

Defunct lines revived//under revival	Ahmedpur Katwa Railway Bankura Damodar Railway Burdwan Katwa Railway Bukhtiarpur Bihar Light Railway

Defunct lines	Kalighat Falta Railway Bengal Provincial Railway Mayurbhanj State Railway The Cherra Companyganj State Railways East Coast State Railway

Production units/ workshops	Chittaranjan Locomotive Works Bharat Bhari Udyog Nigam Braithwaite & Co. Ltd. Burn Standard Company Bharat Wagon and Engineering Braithwaite, Burn & Jessop Construction Company

Named trains	Amritsar Mail Ananya Express Anga Express Aranyak Express Arunachal Express Assam Mail Azad Hind Express Bagh Express Bandra – Patna Express Barisal Express Bhagalpur – Anand Vihar Terminal Garib Rath Express Bhagirati Express Bhubaneswar Rajdhani Express Bhubaneswar Duronto Express Black Diamond Express Brahmaputra Mail Cachar Express Chambal Express Chennai Mail Coalfield Express Coromandel Express Darbhanga–Bangalore Express Darjeeling Mail Dhauli Express Dibrugarh Rajdhani Express Doon Express East Bengal Express East Bengal Mail Falaknuma Express Farakka Express Ganadevata Express Ganga Sagar Express Gour Express Guwahati Bangalore Express (Kaziranga Express) Hazarduari Express Hirakud Express Howrah – Dhanbad Double Decker Express Howrah-Delhi Yuva Express Howrah-Kanyakumari Express Howrah – New Delhi Duronto Express Howrah – New Jalpaiguri Shatabdi Howrah Rajdhani Express Indore – Patna Express Indore – Rajendra Nagar Via. Faizabad Express Ispat Express (train) Jnaneshwari Express Kalinga Utkal Express Kalka Mail Kamrup Express Kanchenjunga Express Magadh Express Maithili Express Maitree Express Manikarnika Express North East Express Patna Duronto Express Patna – Kota Express Pratham Swatrantata Sangrm Express Poorva Express Purushottam Express Rajdhani Express – Rajendranagar Rajendranagar Express Ranchi Rajdhani Express Sampoorna Kranti Express Sanghamithra Express Sapt Kranti Express Sealdah – New Delhi Duronto Express Sealdah Rajdhani Express Shaktipunj Express Shramjeevi express Shipra Express Surat Bhagalpur Express Surat–Muzaffarpur Express Utsarg Express Vikramshila Express West Bengal Sampark Kranti

Transit points with Bangladesh	Singhabad–Rohanpur Gede–Darshana Petrapole–Benapole

Defunct transit points with Bangladesh	Mahisasan-Shahbajpur Radhikapur–Biral Changrabandha–Burimari Haldibari–Chilahati Gitaldaha–Mogalhat

Indian railheads near India-Nepal border	Raxaul Bairgania Jainagar Jogbani Laukaha Bazar Thakurganj

Railway companies	East Indian Railway Company Bengal Nagpur Railway Eastern Bengal Railway Assam Bengal Railway Bengal Dooars Railway Cooch Behar State Railway Indian Branch Railway Company Martin's Light Railways Eastern Railway East Central Railway South Eastern Railway East Coast Railway Northeast Frontier Railway North Eastern Railway

See also	Indian Railways Bholu (mascot) Suburban rail in India Kolkata Suburban Railway Northeast Indian Railways during World War II Trains of East Coast Railway (India)

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